Trial Outcomes & Findings for Building Habits Together Online Weight Loss Program (NCT NCT06154213)
NCT ID: NCT06154213
Last Updated: 2025-03-30
Results Overview
Investigators will calculate the number of days participants used their assigned app
Recruitment status
COMPLETED
Study phase
NA
Target enrollment
70 participants
Primary outcome timeframe
24 weeks
Results posted on
2025-03-30
Participant Flow
Participant milestones
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Building Habits Together
The Building Habits Together arm includes the 24-week, Facebook-delivered lifestyle intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and use of the Habit app (temptation tracking, exercise planning, and problem solving features).
Building Habits Together: Private, hidden Facebook group "Building Habits Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the Habit app.
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Getting Healthy Together
The Getting Healthy Together arm includes the 24-week, Facebook-delivered lifestyle intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and use of the MyFitnessPal app (daily calorie tracking, exercise tracking).
Getting Healthy Together: Private, hidden Facebook group "Getting Healthy Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the MyFitnessPal app.
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Overall Study
STARTED
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35
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35
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Overall Study
COMPLETED
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33
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35
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Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
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2
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0
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Reasons for withdrawal
Withdrawal data not reported
Baseline Characteristics
Building Habits Together Online Weight Loss Program
Baseline characteristics by cohort
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Building Habits Together
n=35 Participants
The Building Habits Together arm includes the 24-week, Facebook-delivered lifestyle intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and use of the Habit app (temptation tracking, exercise planning, and problem solving features).
Building Habits Together: Private, hidden Facebook group "Building Habits Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the Habit app.
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Getting Healthy Together
n=35 Participants
The Getting Healthy Together arm includes the 24-week, Facebook-delivered lifestyle intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and use of the MyFitnessPal app (daily calorie tracking, exercise tracking).
Getting Healthy Together: Private, hidden Facebook group "Getting Healthy Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the MyFitnessPal app.
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Total
n=70 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
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Age, Continuous
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43.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.0 • n=93 Participants
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46.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.4 • n=4 Participants
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44.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.7 • n=27 Participants
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Sex/Gender, Customized
Female
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26 Participants
n=93 Participants
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25 Participants
n=4 Participants
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51 Participants
n=27 Participants
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Sex/Gender, Customized
Male
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8 Participants
n=93 Participants
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9 Participants
n=4 Participants
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17 Participants
n=27 Participants
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Sex/Gender, Customized
Non-binary
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1 Participants
n=93 Participants
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1 Participants
n=4 Participants
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2 Participants
n=27 Participants
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Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
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12 Participants
n=93 Participants
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2 Participants
n=4 Participants
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14 Participants
n=27 Participants
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Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
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23 Participants
n=93 Participants
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33 Participants
n=4 Participants
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56 Participants
n=27 Participants
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Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
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0 Participants
n=93 Participants
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0 Participants
n=4 Participants
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0 Participants
n=27 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
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0 Participants
n=93 Participants
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0 Participants
n=4 Participants
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0 Participants
n=27 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
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4 Participants
n=93 Participants
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4 Participants
n=4 Participants
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8 Participants
n=27 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
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0 Participants
n=93 Participants
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0 Participants
n=4 Participants
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0 Participants
n=27 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
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7 Participants
n=93 Participants
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13 Participants
n=4 Participants
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20 Participants
n=27 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
White
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20 Participants
n=93 Participants
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16 Participants
n=4 Participants
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36 Participants
n=27 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
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4 Participants
n=93 Participants
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2 Participants
n=4 Participants
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6 Participants
n=27 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
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0 Participants
n=93 Participants
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0 Participants
n=4 Participants
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0 Participants
n=27 Participants
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Body mass index
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33.5 kg/m^2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.1 • n=93 Participants
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34.4 kg/m^2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.1 • n=4 Participants
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33.9 kg/m^2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.1 • n=27 Participants
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: 24 weeksInvestigators will calculate the number of days participants used their assigned app
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Building Habits Together
n=35 Participants
The Building Habits Together arm includes the 24-week, Facebook-delivered lifestyle intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and use of the Habit app (temptation tracking, exercise planning, and problem solving features).
Building Habits Together: Private, hidden Facebook group "Building Habits Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the Habit app.
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Getting Healthy Together
n=35 Participants
The Getting Healthy Together arm includes the 24-week, Facebook-delivered lifestyle intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and use of the MyFitnessPal app (daily calorie tracking, exercise tracking).
Getting Healthy Together: Private, hidden Facebook group "Getting Healthy Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the MyFitnessPal app.
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Mobile App Use
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18 days out of 168 total
Interval 7.0 to 32.0
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33 days out of 168 total
Interval 10.0 to 118.0
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: 24 weeksInvestigators will calculate retention as the proportion of participants who provide weight data at the 24 week follow-up
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Building Habits Together
n=35 Participants
The Building Habits Together arm includes the 24-week, Facebook-delivered lifestyle intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and use of the Habit app (temptation tracking, exercise planning, and problem solving features).
Building Habits Together: Private, hidden Facebook group "Building Habits Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the Habit app.
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Getting Healthy Together
n=35 Participants
The Getting Healthy Together arm includes the 24-week, Facebook-delivered lifestyle intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and use of the MyFitnessPal app (daily calorie tracking, exercise tracking).
Getting Healthy Together: Private, hidden Facebook group "Getting Healthy Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the MyFitnessPal app.
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Retention
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33 participants
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35 participants
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: 24 weeksFor each participant, investigators will calculate total engagement in the Facebook group as defined as reactions (e.g., like, care, wow, etc.), replies, posts, and poll votes during the 24-week program. Then we will calculate mean or median engagement per participant over 24 weeks.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Building Habits Together
n=35 Participants
The Building Habits Together arm includes the 24-week, Facebook-delivered lifestyle intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and use of the Habit app (temptation tracking, exercise planning, and problem solving features).
Building Habits Together: Private, hidden Facebook group "Building Habits Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the Habit app.
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Getting Healthy Together
n=35 Participants
The Getting Healthy Together arm includes the 24-week, Facebook-delivered lifestyle intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and use of the MyFitnessPal app (daily calorie tracking, exercise tracking).
Getting Healthy Together: Private, hidden Facebook group "Getting Healthy Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the MyFitnessPal app.
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Engagement Per Participant in the Facebook Group
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112 total reactions, replies, posts, votes
Interval 27.0 to 251.0
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96 total reactions, replies, posts, votes
Interval 40.0 to 243.0
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: 24 weeksParticipants will rate how easy it was to use their assigned app (% who strongly agree/agree)
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Building Habits Together
n=35 Participants
The Building Habits Together arm includes the 24-week, Facebook-delivered lifestyle intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and use of the Habit app (temptation tracking, exercise planning, and problem solving features).
Building Habits Together: Private, hidden Facebook group "Building Habits Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the Habit app.
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Getting Healthy Together
n=35 Participants
The Getting Healthy Together arm includes the 24-week, Facebook-delivered lifestyle intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and use of the MyFitnessPal app (daily calorie tracking, exercise tracking).
Getting Healthy Together: Private, hidden Facebook group "Getting Healthy Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the MyFitnessPal app.
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Ease of Use (Acceptability)
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18 Participants
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20 Participants
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: 24 weeksInvestigators will report the percent of participants in the Habit condition that used MyFitnessPal or other calorie tracking apps during the program.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Building Habits Together
n=35 Participants
The Building Habits Together arm includes the 24-week, Facebook-delivered lifestyle intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and use of the Habit app (temptation tracking, exercise planning, and problem solving features).
Building Habits Together: Private, hidden Facebook group "Building Habits Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the Habit app.
|
Getting Healthy Together
The Getting Healthy Together arm includes the 24-week, Facebook-delivered lifestyle intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and use of the MyFitnessPal app (daily calorie tracking, exercise tracking).
Getting Healthy Together: Private, hidden Facebook group "Getting Healthy Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the MyFitnessPal app.
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Contamination
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0 Participants
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—
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: 24 weeksParticipants will rate their assigned app in terms of whether they felt it took too much time out of their day (% who strongly agree/agree)
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Building Habits Together
n=35 Participants
The Building Habits Together arm includes the 24-week, Facebook-delivered lifestyle intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and use of the Habit app (temptation tracking, exercise planning, and problem solving features).
Building Habits Together: Private, hidden Facebook group "Building Habits Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the Habit app.
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Getting Healthy Together
n=35 Participants
The Getting Healthy Together arm includes the 24-week, Facebook-delivered lifestyle intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and use of the MyFitnessPal app (daily calorie tracking, exercise tracking).
Getting Healthy Together: Private, hidden Facebook group "Getting Healthy Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the MyFitnessPal app.
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Time Consuming (Burden)
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6 Participants
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8 Participants
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 24 weeksInvestigators will calculate percent weight change from baseline at 24 weeks
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Building Habits Together
n=33 Participants
The Building Habits Together arm includes the 24-week, Facebook-delivered lifestyle intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and use of the Habit app (temptation tracking, exercise planning, and problem solving features).
Building Habits Together: Private, hidden Facebook group "Building Habits Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the Habit app.
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Getting Healthy Together
n=35 Participants
The Getting Healthy Together arm includes the 24-week, Facebook-delivered lifestyle intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and use of the MyFitnessPal app (daily calorie tracking, exercise tracking).
Getting Healthy Together: Private, hidden Facebook group "Getting Healthy Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the MyFitnessPal app.
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Percentage of Baseline Weight Lost at 24 Weeks
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2.1 percent baseline weight lost
Standard Deviation 5.6
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5 percent baseline weight lost
Standard Deviation 5.8
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Adverse Events
Building Habits Together
Serious events: 1 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths
Getting Healthy Together
Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths
Serious adverse events
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Building Habits Together
n=35 participants at risk
The Building Habits Together arm includes the 24-week, Facebook-delivered lifestyle intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and use of the Habit app (temptation tracking, exercise planning, and problem solving features).
Building Habits Together: Private, hidden Facebook group "Building Habits Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the Habit app.
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Getting Healthy Together
n=35 participants at risk
The Getting Healthy Together arm includes the 24-week, Facebook-delivered lifestyle intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and use of the MyFitnessPal app (daily calorie tracking, exercise tracking).
Getting Healthy Together: Private, hidden Facebook group "Getting Healthy Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the MyFitnessPal app.
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Renal and urinary disorders
kidney failure
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2.9%
1/35 • Number of events 1 • 6 months
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0.00%
0/35 • 6 months
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Other adverse events
Adverse event data not reported
Additional Information
Results disclosure agreements
- Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
- Publication restrictions are in place